Jasprit Bumrah nominated for December’s ICC Player of the Month award; Pat Cummins, Dane Paterson in list too
Live MintIndia's star pacer Jasprit Bumrah was on Tuesday nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for December 2024 following his standout performance against Australia in the just-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, reported PTI. His remarkable performances also earned Bumrah the highest rating points by any Indian bowler in the ICC Test Player Rankings. Other players in the list: Along with Jasprit Bumrah, the other player who has been nominated for the prestigious award is Australian skipper Pat Cummins, who led his team to win BGT series against India by 3-1. The third in the list is South African seamer Dane Paterson, who took 13 wickets in two Tests at an average of 16.92 and helped the Proteas seal a place against the Aussies in the World Test Championship final later this year.